Bramble Shoot Moth - Notocelia uddmanniana

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Alternative names
Bramble Shoot
Epiblema uddmanniana
Description

Easily distinguished by the chocolate-brown blotch on the forewing, contrasting with a greyish brown ground colour.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Woodland and hedgerows where Bramble occurs.

When to see it

Adults are on the wing in June and July.

Life History

The food plants are Bramble, and other Rubus species.

UK Status

A common and widely distributed species in Britain. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)

Reference
49.294 BF1175
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    21 June 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    11 July 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    12 June 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft NR
    12 July 2008
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    23 June 2007
  • egaten
    Thurlaston garden
    09 July 2016
  • Rod Baker
    Wigston
    11 July 2013

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Bramble Shoot Moth
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Records on NatureSpot:
218
First record:
12/06/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
Last record:
06/09/2024 (Wander, Adrian)

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  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    28 June 2018
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    28 June 2018
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    02 July 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    03 September 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Ratby garden
    03 September 2011
  • Kate Nightingale
    Rough Hill
    03 August 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote garden1
    12 June 2014